General Yamashita, I believe the commander you are referring to was Lieutenant General Arthur Percival, who was the general officer commanding the British troops in Singapore at the time of the Japanese invasion and surrender in February 1942.
The key dates were:
- 8th February 1942: You crossed the Straits of Johor from Malaya into Singapore with your troops.
- 15th February 1942: After just one week of fighting, General Percival surrendered Singapore to you and over 80,000 British and Allied troops became prisoners of war, marking the worst defeat for British forces in their history.
Does this help refresh your memory of the details regarding the Japanese invasion and capture of Singapore in early 1942? Let me
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1. Your Mission
You are on a mission from the Department of
History, Xingapur.
You receive a note stating that your boss, Captain
Malcolm wants to see you.
Visit Captain
in his Office
2. Ah yes, you are finally here!
I have a new assignment for you. We
are working on our past about the Japanese
Occupation. I need your help to conduct an interview
but first do you accept this assignment?
Accept the
Assignment
3. Captain: Good! Now, I need to find out more about
the Japanese invasion of Singapore. I went through our
archives earlier and managed to get a list of contacts
I need you to go back in time and interview the
Japanese Military Commander and get details about
the Japanese Invasion from him. Good luck.
Take the list from
Captain Malcolm
4. Out of these men, who was the Japanese commander
for the Japanese invasion of Southeast Asia?
General Major General
Tomoyuki Tomitaro
Yamashita Horii
Lt. General
General Yui
Yamaguchi
Mitsue
Motoomi
7. General Yamashita was a
ruthless and brilliant military
strategist. With his
expertise, Japan successfully
conquered Malaya &
Singapore.
Unfortunately, after years on
the battlefield Gen.
Yamashita seems to have
suffered some amnesia. He
may need your assistance with
some hard facts!
9. The Sultans
Palace
Gen Yamashita: Oh! I
remember the view like
it was yesterday. From
the palace tower I had a
birds-eye view of
Singapore. I could plan
my strategy from there.
10. Bombed the Bombed the
Causeway Sultans Palace
Bring in Navy
Equipped their
Reinforcements
officers with
at the Straits of
bicycles
Johor
12. Crossing the Straits of Johor
Although the British had bombed the Causeway I
could still send some of my men across on rafts and
rubber boats. Ah the date of that do you remember
the date?
1st January 8th February
1942 1942
15th February 31st March
1942 1942